Tomorrow starts the first episode of The Bachelor and its been tradition for the past two seasons that my friends and I get together, enjoy delicious food and watch horrible reality television. It’s actually quite fun! This week, I decided to do a potluck since my apartment is a bit in shambles because I’m moving this month. I decided to make a simple Pasta & Bean Soup and Oatmeal Apple Crisp. For the Pasta & Bean Soup, I made this recipe from Eating Well. My apartment smelled so good when the rosemary and garlic were cooking in the broth. For the recipe, I had to make a few substitutions: I added elbow macaroni (the store didn’t have whole wheat pasta in the small shells), used vegetable broth, and added a few more spices to give the soup more flavor. Here’s the results:
For the Apple Crisp, I made this recipe from All Recipes. I made a few substitutions, including using steel cut oatmeal, pure cane sugar and added some flax seed meal and almonds to the top. Here’s the results:
What I loved about these recipes, is they were so simple to make, didn’t require a lot of chopping and I was able to use a lot of ingredients I already had on hand. Now, the real test is tomorrow—let’s hope my friends enjoy the food!
What are some of your favorite recipes that are easy to make?
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